I booked my flight from the United States to Kuwait for June 3, the same day an Iranian strike on Terminal 1 of Kuwait International Airport killed one person, injured at least 63 and disrupted 248 flights across the Gulf. To reach Kuwait, I, alongside many other Kuwaitis, had to fly first to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, then fly again to a small airport in the Saudi oil town of Qaisumah, from which I was able to travel by road to Kuwait. During t…